Teapot.



A E. WILSON. TEAPOT. APPLICATION FILED 'NOVLQ, 1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON, OF NEWLANDS, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

TEAPOT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 9, 1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 401,511.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR EDWARD WIL- SON, a subject of theKing ofGreat Britain,

residing at Dechmont, Merrylee Road, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tea pots, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of teapots in which a holder orinfuser is provided in the interior of the pot for the purpose ofholding the tea to be infused, the holder being capable of being loweredinto the water in order that the tea may be infused, and of being raisedout of the water when the infusion has taken place.

The object of my invention is to provide a tea pot with a holder orinfuser so constructed that, by merely turning it through an angle, thetea can be either immersed in the water or withdrawn therefrom and thiscan be done without removing the infuser from taken on the line 3, 3,Fig. 2.. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the infuser. Fig.5 is a cross section on the line 4, 4, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view of thehandle showing the closed side of the recess therein. Fig. 7 is anotherview of the handle showing the open side of the recess therein. Fig. Sisa plan of part of the handle showing the recess therein.

I make the tea pot with an opening in its upper part and into thisopening the holder or infuser can be inserted in a similar manner to theusual tea pot lid. This holder or infuser a is made preferably of asomewhat segmental form and is provided with a mouth or opening having atapered neck or collar 0 made with an annular flange or rim (1 whichrests on the tapered neck or rim 6 of the mouth of the teapot. Fittedremovably in the interior of the neck or collar 0 of the infuser is anordinary lid 1) while the body of the infuser is made with perforationsor openingsf and when it'is turned, as shown in dotted lines at Fig. 3,this perforated part dips into the liquid which latter gains free accessto the interior of the infuser through the perforations f and infusesthe tea therein.

When the infusion has been made the holder or infuser a is simplyturned, by means of its annular flange or rim (1 through an angle of 180thereby moving the infuser from the position represented by the dottedlines Fig. 3 to that represented by the full lines, thus removing theinfuser from the liquid and preventing further infusion of the tea.

There are no holes on the flat underslde g of the tea holder so thatwhen the infuser is turned up out of the liquid the drippings from theleaves may not so readily find their way into the infusion. As a furthersafe guard to prevent the leaves coming again into contact with theinfusion when the pot is tilted in the act of pouring out the tea, Iarrange that there are no holes on the nose art t.

The lid 7) of the holder or infuser a may, if so desired, be hingedthereto, or the lid may be made with a projection (or projections) whichfits (or fit) into a groove (or grooves) or equivalent formed in theneck or collar 0 of the infuser; or, if desired, the groove or groovesmay be made in the lid and the projection or projections on the neck orcollar 0, the infuser being capable, with either of these arrangements,of being turned round by means of the knob or handle of the lid.

The holder or infuser can be readily withdrawn, when desired, from thetea pot or reoeptacle.

It will be seen that the device is extremely convenient as the tea canbe infused and then the infuser taken out of the water withoutwithdrawing it from the pot as usual, a mere turn of the infuser beingsufficient to effect this. As a gage to indicate the proper positionsfor the infuser I may provide a projecting part i on the infuser orholder rim (1 and this projection when the holder is in the raised upposition, enters a groove or slot made in the handle k. This projectioni also serves as a safeguard to retain the holder a in position and ifdesired the slot may have a closed end or stop j to prevent the infuseror holder being turned through a greater angle than 180, therebyinsuring a uniform adjustment of the position of the holder. The stopmight also, if desired, be arranged on the projecting part i.

Projections or catches Z, Z, are provided to assist in keeping theinfuser in position and to guide the same when it is being turned up ordown.

A scale m may be provided in the interior of the holder to lndicate theamount of liquid in the pot, at various levels.

Of course the shapeof the pot may be varied considerably from that shownin the drawing, so long as the rotary motion of the infuser is notinterfered with. I prefer a globular pot and with such a pot I use asomewhat segmental shaped infuser.

Having now fully described my invention what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a tea pot, of aturnable and removable infuser fitted in the mouth of the tea pot andprojecting into the interior thereof, said infuser being mounteddirectly on the neck of the pot and capable of being turned through anangle into either a horizontal or vertical position within the potwithout removal from the pot.

2. The combination with a tea pot having a mouth at the upper sidethereof and at an incline, of a turnable and removable infuser fitted inthe mouth of the tea pot and projecting into the interior thereof, saidinfuser being mounted directly on the neck of the pot and capable ofbeing turned through an angle into either a horizontal or a verticalposition within the pot without removal from the pot.

3. The combination with a tea pot, of a turnable and removable infuserwhich at one end is circular and adapted to fit in the mouth of the potand at the other end is of segmental shape, said infuser being mounteddirectly on the neck of the pot and capable of being turned through anangle into either a horizontal or vertical position within the potwithout removal therefrom.

4. The combination with a tea pot having a mouth at the upper sidethereof which is inclined, of an infuser mounted directly on the neck ofthe pot and of segmental shape .at its inner end and circular at itsouter end so as to fit in the mouth of the pot, a lid for said infuser,and means whereby the infuser can be turned through an angle of 180while in the pot.

5. The combination with a tea pot having a conically shaped mouth, of aninfuser of angled shape having a conically shaped neck adapted to fit insaid mouth, said infuser being curved at its upper side and flat on itslower side the upper side being perforated, and means whereby theinfuser can be turned through an angle of 180.

6. The combination with a tea pot having a mouth, and arim, of aninfuser of angular formation mounted directly on said rim and adapted tofit removably and turnably in the mouth of said pot Without removal ofthe infuser therefrom, said infuser having a flange at its mouth end andbeing of segmental shape.

7. The combination with a tea pot having ably fitted therein saidinfuser being of segmental shape and having a neck adapted to fit intothe mouth of the pot which mouth is disposed at an incline, an externalflange being made on the neck and a lid for the infuser which lid alsoserves as a hd for the pot.

8. In combination, a tea pot having a mouth of conical form therein, aninfuser having a neck of conical form and adapted to fit in said mouth,the infuser being of segmental shape and angled relatively with its neckand mounted to be turned in said neck to bring the infuser either into ahorizontal or vertical position, and a lid for the infuser.

9. In combination, a tea pot having a mouth of conical form, an infuserhaving a neck of conical form and adapted to fit in said mouth, theinfuser being of segmental shape and angled relatively with its neck, anexternal flange on the infuser, projections (Z, Z on the inner end ofthe neck of the infuser and a lid for the infuser, said lid beingcapable of turning the infuser.

10. In combination, a tea pot having a mouth of conical form, an infuserhaving a neck of conical form and adapted to fit in said mouth theinfuser being of segmental shape and angled relatively with its neck, alid for the infuser and which is adapted to engage and turn the same, aflange on the exterior of the infuser having a projection thereon, ahandle on the tea pot with recesses on the upper side thereof, theprojection on the flange being adapted to engage said recesses.

11. A tea pot having a mouth inclined with relation to a vertical linethrough the tea pot and an infuser having a portion fitted to' saidmouth and an angularly disposed perforated portion movable within thetea pot and turnable either into a horizontal or a vertical positionwithout removal from the tea pot.

12. A teapot having a mouth inclined with relation to a vertical linethrough the tea pot and an infuser having a portion fitted to saidmouth, an angularly disposed perforated portion movable within the teapot and turnable either into a horizontal or a vertical position withoutremoval from the tea pot, and a lid, said infuser being turnable alsowithout removing the lid.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR EDWARD WVILSON. Witnesses:

ALFRED MIDDLETON, ROBERT THOMSON.

'65 a mouth, of an infuser removably and turn-

